Who You Are

You are a natural problem-solver with an eye for detail. You approach challenges with curiosity and intrigue and proactively seek out and develop solutions rather than waiting for them to come to you. You know the ins and outs of underwriting and managing the risks associated with workers’ compensation. 

Our ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can think and act both strategically and tactically, an excellent communicator who can effectively explain complex ideas in simple terms, and an enthusiastic leader with the ability to inspire and motivate others. 

As the Director, Risk Underwriting at Justworks, you will be responsible for managing and developing teams of underwriters and underwriting assistants who perform new business and renewal pricing as well as building a world-class loss control function that will help Justworks’ thousands of customers operate in a compliant and safe manner.  Additionally you will oversee and implement broad risk management strategies within our company. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with various aspects of our workers’ compensation, employment practices liability, and corporate insurance operations, ensuring the company's long-term sustainability and compliance with industry regulations. This leadership position requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in workers’ compensation underwriting and risk management.  

Your Success Profile

What You Will Work On

• Spearhead the development and implementation of competitive pricing models and strategic renewal approaches for workers' compensation insurance to maximize profitability and client retention.
• Achieve business goals through development, articulation, and application of strategy, initiatives, and underwriting policy.
• Identify, anticipate, and assess critical issues that could significantly impact financial results. Take decisive, unbiased action to address these matters, ensuring sustainable and positive financial performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the teams to assess and understand employment practices liability (EPL), corporate and financial related risks. 
• Advise customers on risk mitigation strategies and best practices.  And ensure the implementation of risk management measures tailored to individual customer needs.
• Stay abreast of industry regulations and ensure the company's compliance with relevant laws and standards.  Develop and maintain policies and procedures that align with regulatory requirements.  Serve as a subject matter expert on regulatory matters related to PEO operations.
• Develop and implement training programs to enhance risk awareness among customers and members.  Foster a culture of risk management and compliance throughout the organization.
• Utilize data analytics to identify trends and potential areas of risk exposure.  Prepare and present regular reports to executive leadership on the status of risk management initiatives.
• Participate in a firm-wide enterprise risk management committee, including regular risk assessments and scenario planning.
• People Leadership: Develop and maintain high standards for recruiting, hiring, and performance management; attract and retain world-class talent, building a high-performing organization. Cultivate an environment where people can do their best work, develop deep subject matter expertise, and grow their leadership skills.
• Other duties as needed based on department and/or organizational needs.

How You Will Do Your Work

As a Director, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately results in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes are anchored in the following:

• Strategic Mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
• Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, inclusion, and authenticity
• Detail-Oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.
• Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
• Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.
• Analytical - uses a logical reasoning process to break down and work through a situation or problem to arrive at an outcome.
• Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day, you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. 
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in risk management, with at least 5 years of experience leading a team.
• In-depth experience with workers’ compensation insurance. 
• Experience with employment practices liability, and common corporate insurance preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of PEO operations, industry regulations, and risk management best practices.
• Strong commitment to maintaining high ethical standards and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and strategic thinking skills.
• Expertise in designing and setting up the underwriting policy and monitoring compliance.
• Professional certifications/designations such as Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Risk Manager (CRM), or Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) are a plus.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and client relationship management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Risk Management, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience within a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Temporary Staffing, or other similar industry

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $198,000.00  - $237,600.00 per year.

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